Improvement in fences



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improvement in Fences. s N012] 855 Patented Dec.12,1s71.

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IMPROVEMENT IN FENCES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 121,855, dated December12, 1871.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, BENJAMIN G. DEvoE, of Fredericktown, in the countyof Knox and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Fence; and do hereby declare that the following is afull, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to theaccompanying drawing and to the letters of reference marked thereonmaking a part of this specification.

The nature of my invention consists in the construction and arrangementof al fence, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my inventionappertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe itsconstruction and operation, referring to the annexed drawing, in which-Figure l is a side View of the fence, or rather of one panel of thefence. Fig. 2 represents the fence-posts. Fig. 3 is a plan view of anend of one of the rails. Fig. 4 is a vertical section of the top rail,and Fig. 5 is a vertical section of one of the rails, showing amodication of the same.

A A represent the rails of my fence, made of sheet-iron or of barsrolled from the linishingrolls, and corrugated longitudinally with anysize or shape or corrugations as may be desired, and of any lengthrequired .to form or make a stift' bar or strip for fencing, either aspickets or as rails, as represented in the drawing. The top rail in thefence is formed with a cap, a, as shown in Fig. 4, so as to make aperfect iinish to the fence, it being a part of the upper rail. Wheremore strength is required the upper and lower edges of the rail may beturned over so as to inclose a wire running the entire length of therail, as shown in Fig. 5. The ends of the rails are bent, as shown inFig. 3, and inserted in a vertical groove, b, in the fence-post. Thefenceposts are each made in two parts, B and G. The

lower end of the part B, which is inserted in the ground, is made hollowand filled with stone, gravel, and coal-pitch or any other article whichwill cement the stone solid in the center. The entire post is made ofiron, and the upper end of the part B above ground is grooved on theside where the rails are fastened to correspond with the corrugations onthe bars or rails A A. The part O is constructed in the same manner asthe part B, except that it does not extend down into the ground, and itslower end is forked to iit over a stirrup, d, attached to the part B, sothat when the rails are put in their places and the short part put onthe stirrup the two parts may be clamped together at their upper ends bya creased washer, D, slipping over the top, thus forming a solid post. Aknob or tap, c, is then screwed on the top of each post to hold theclamping washer firmly in position.

Having thus fully described my in ventlon, what Y l claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. The combination ofthe grooved post B, having a hollow base filledwith cemented stone or other suitable material, the grooved post C, thestirrup d, creased washer l), and knob or tap e, all substantially asand for the purposes herein set forth.

2. The within-described fence, consisting ot' the corrugated sheet-metalrails A A, grooved posts B G with stirrups d, creased washers l), andknobs or taps e, all constructed and arranged substantially as and forthe purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoin g l have hereunto set my handthis 21st day of October, 1871.

BENJAMIN G. DEVOE.

Witnesses:

SAMUEL DUNN, WALDREN BATES. (52)

